JOSHUA COSTEA

Joshua (10), started acting when he was 7 years old. He played a multitude of lead and supporting roles in short films, music videos and live theater. Joshua is passionate about acting. He trained with First Step Actors, Biz Studio and Tarlington. Snapatoonies was his first voice over. Aside from acting, Joshua likes to write scripts for little movies he makes at home using Lego characters and hopes one day he will be behind the camera and make his own real movie.

SYNDEY DIBENEDETTO

Sydney is 15 years old and was born in Vancouver. She has acted in a few short films - Shooting Flies, The Materials, Someone's Watching. She has also done two other voice over jobs in addition to Snapatoonies: Shooting Flies (ADR), Mamaroo and Battle for the First Words. She is taking a film class in high school and has done a lot of stage work including Among Friends and Clutter, I Hate the Mall and Wizard of Oz. Her hobbies include teaching piano, playing guitar and, of course, acting. At this point she is studying acting with Tim Perez and Robert Randall.

DAWSON DUNBAR

Dawson was born on July 14th in Calgary, Alberta. By the time he was 3 he was signed with an Agent and pursuing his dream of acting. At age 7 his mother and father, Marnie & Gord, took him to Vancouver for representation and to further his career. He was signed with Lloyd Talent. Shortly thereafter, Dawson was given the opportunity to pursue larger markets where he was auditioning for local print ads and commercials. Dawson continued to build his resume, doing spots on TV shows such as Smallville, SuperNatural and Aliens in America in his first year in the large market. With an adrenaline rush Dawson now wants to do more. Check Out his Website for More Info

TALON DUNBAR

Talon was born on October 28th in Calgary, Alberta. By the time he was 3 he was pursuing his dream of Acting. At age 10 his mother and father, Marnie & Gord, took him to Vancouver for representation and to further his career. He was signed with Lloyd Talent. Shortly thereafter Talon was given the opportunity to pursue larger markets where he was auditioning for local print ads and commercials. Talon continued to build his resume, doing spots on Short Films and a Movie for The Sci Fi Network NYC: Tornado Terror in his first year in this large market. Might have seen him in Diary of a Wimpy Kid or on Nickelodeon on the Movie Best Player. With an adrenaline rush Talon now wants to do more. Check out more

BRIDGET JESKE

Bridget is 8 years old. She sings, plays violin and dances. She is in the professional program at the Young Screen Actors Academy and attends a fine arts school where she does drama and music. She has performed at major events including Kitsilano Showboat, The PNE, Vancouver Folk Fest, Canada Day Celebrations, and has also performed for the “The World Partnership Walk,” an international televised event. Bridget just played the lead role of young Delilah in the Art Institute of Vancouver’s film, ‘Hey There Delilah,’ and was also cast in an independent film called, ‘killing Keith,’ by Cremo Films. See more

KARISSA KETTER

Young Karissa has dreamed of acting since she was 4 years old. She frequently performed skits for her family until finally at the age of 6 her parents relented and found her an agent. Since then Karissa has booked roles such as a principal role in the television pilot “Under One Roof”, a supporting role on the series “Endgame”, and a variety of commercials such as Barbie and American Girl. You can also see Karissa in several episodes of the award-winning webs series “Chord”. Karissa’s future is limitless and needless to say she is enjoying every moment of it. Facebook Link

SHALEIGH LACHANCE

Shaleigh is a 10 yr old enthusiast. She enjoys acting and singing on stage as much as slating herself in front of a camera. She originally thought acting would be a great hobby but it's turning out to be so much more and she's loving every minute of it. Shaleigh has played the supporting role of Jenny in the short film "Lemons and Lemonade" and has recently finished a lead role where she plays the role of Emily in a film called "The Tattle Tale Hero". When Shaleigh is not working you can see her at the pool practising her synchronized swimming routine with her team mates. Thanks Snapatoonies for this wonderful opportunity; it was a lot of fun.

LORYNNE MACHADO

Lorynne likes to keep herself busy. She is a French Immersion Student,holds a black belt in Karate and is currently taking classes at the Vancouver Circus School. She also is a member, at the Pathfinder level, of Girl Guides of Canada. Lorynne had a blast doing the voice overs for Snapatoonies and hopes more possiblities will open up for her. Lorynne has been acting for only three years but has been in many productions.

ANGUS NEWSMITH

Angus has been busy in commercials and film. He has been coached in voice-over and has participated in both production workshops and a kid’s pro workshop. He also enjoys fencing and rock climbing. Angus rides a unicycle and juggles and he is also a proficient swimmer and snorkeler. He skis, roller-blades and sails in addition to his interest in acting and voice-overs.

MICHAEL OGBEIWI

Michael is a fun, energetic and outgoing child. "I want to be a super star one day". Those were the words that kept coming after his first shoot in the spring of 2008. Michael loves to do anything fun and acting is one of them. He loves all kinds of sports like tennis, badminton, soccer but his favourite is basketball. Michael enjoys hula hooping and has lots of tricks of his own. Michael's driving force is his positive attitude and confidence wherever he finds himself. He has been in several Commercials like Fisher Price, Crayola, and Winter Olympics 2010. He got to be a super hero, judge and a character called Mr. Strong in the Mr Men Show. He has also been in a film and a wee weather kid announcer on a radio station. Snapatoonies was a breath of fresh air; he had so much fun recording.

SAMANTHA OGBEIWI

Samantha is a happy, creative and athletic young actor, she loves cross country, bike riding and cooking. she laughs a lot, enjoys being around people and making new friends. She is also very musical and enjoys writing her own songs. She plays the piano and she is very good at tap dancing. Her enthusiastic nature is what brings more meaning to her life and while exploring, she sees acting as fun and rewarding. She has been in 2 commercials, one of them was the winter Olympics 2010. She has also been in a film and Snapatoonies gave her the very first voice recording.

ALISHA-JO PENNEY

Naturally creative Alisha-Jo is an increasingly popular young performer in Vancouver. She has credits on both screen and stage. Born in Stirling, Scotland, she moved to Canada with her family when she was four. Alisha-Jo is also a keen artist, figure skater and skier and was delighted to be involved with Snapatoonies. She is working hard to develop her skills as an actress working with some of the top coaches here in Vancouver and looks forward to future exciting opportunities.

SIERRA PITKIN

Sierra (10) enjoyed her very first voice over experience for Snapatoonies in Animal Words, musical instruments and colours. Sierra has been working in commercial and film since she was 12 months old. Her first commercial was for Huggies. Other national commercials followed and at the age of 5 Sierra booked her first film role as Liberty Bell in Juno. Since then Sierra has done another feature “The Traveler” several successful short films and has been on TV shows such as Fringe and Hiccups. Sierra has been to LA two years in a row for nominations for the Young Artist Awards.

Besides film and TV Sierra loves dance, especially Tap, Musical Theatre, ballet and Hip Hop. Sierra is a true performer at heart. Sierra has a younger brother and sister and a new kitten was recently added to the family. More detailed info about Sierra’s experience may be found on IMDB.

TANNER SAUNDERS

Tanner is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He loves reading, writing stories and playing games on the computer. He likes to spend his summers camping with his family and his dog, Indy. He loves acting and hopes to be involved in the film and TV industry for many years. He had a great time helping out for Snapatoonies!

DONOVAN TEJANI

Hi, I'm Donovan I'm 13 years old and I love to act and sing. I can be witty and spontaneous. I play drums on a full kit as well as just a 'marching' snare. I used to Figure Skate but stopped to dip my feet and hands into the world of acting. I have had both speaking stage roles as well as singing stage roles including solo(s). I have been on film as I was cast in a UBC student film as part of the 'peace it together' project, and most recently done some voice over work for children’s programming. As well,I have an interesting talent of walking on stilts that are up to 4 ft high, so when I’m walking on them it makes me a towering 6ft 9in. I am not yet represented by an agent but in the future would like to be. I hope to one day have the staring role my own comedy sitcom.

AISLYN WATSON

Aislyn, 8 yrs old, is a film, TV and voice-over actress located in Vancouver, BC. Aislyn’s recent appearances include a young JK Rowling in the Lifetime Network’s “Magic Beyond Words”, and as Margaret in the award-winning short “Margaret & the Dollhouse”. Around the same time as recording the Snapatoonies videos, Aislyn lent her voice to an upcoming Barbie DVD movie. Aislyn also supports the various Vancouver film schools by volunteering her time as an actor in short films. She loves to sing and compose, and spends her spare time writing stories and making videos with her older sister. She also performs with O Music studios, and was recently seen rockin’ the lead in “Don’t Stop Believin’”. Aislyn is fluent in English and French, and loves to try out different accents. http://aislynwatson.workbooklive.com/

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